Ly Jonaitis
Ly Jonaitis | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lydimar Carolina Jonaitis Escalona October 12, 1985 |
| Other names | Ly Jonaitis |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Venezuela 2006 (winner) Miss Universe 2007 (2nd Runner-up) |
Lydimar Carolina Jonaitis Escalona, best known as Ly Jonaitis (born October 12, 1985 in Valencia, Carabobo State, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan beauty queen who won the Miss Venezuela 2006 pageant and then went on to compete in the Miss Universe 2007 pageant where she finished as the 2nd Runner-up. She is 1.80 m (5'11") tall.[1][2][3]
On September 14, 2006, Jonaitis competed in Miss Venezuela 2006, held in Caracas, where she beat 27 other contestants and obtained the title of Miss Venezuela 2006. She became the eighth Miss Guárico to win that title since the Miss Venezuela pageant first began in 1952. She then traveled to Mexico to represent Venezuela in the Miss Universe 2007 pageant in Mexico City on May 28, 2007. She became the 2nd Runner-up of the pageant, only behind Japan's Riyo Mori (Winner) and Brazil's Natália Guimarães (1st Runner-up). Ly is of Lithuanian, Russian and Venezuelan origin.
Jonaitis is a model who has worked with Metropolitan Models in France and modeled for Christian Dior, and other important fashion designers.[4] She speaks Spanish, English and French.
Telenovelas
References
- ^ "Miss Japan Crowned Miss Universe 2007". Today's TVH. Retrieved 2007-05-29.
- ^ "Ly Jonaitis es Miss Venezuela 2006". El Universal. Retrieved 2006-09-15.
- ^ "Una noche llena de sorpresas en el Miss Venezuela 2006". Cantv.net. Retrieved 2006-09-18. [dead link]
- ^ "Ly Jonaitis, gran favorita para las Casas de Apuestas". Noticias 24. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
External links
- Miss Venezuela Official Website
- Miss Universe Official Website
- Ly Jonaitis @ Bellas Venezolanas
- Miss Venezuela La Nueva Era Message Board
- Ly Jonaitis Photo Gallery
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